Day 6: A Special Place

But when you pray, go away by yourself, shut the door behind you, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees everything, will reward you. (Matthew 6:6, NLT

In Chapter 5, Bill Hybels teaches us to “Pray Like Jesus”. During this time of consecration, we think often of “setting ourselves apart” for God. We may even think of our church as a consecrated place. However, I want you to consider the place where you regularly pray as a place that’s consecrated as well.

Where the NLT uses the words “go away by yourself”, the King James Bible tells us to enter into our “closet”. This word “closet” is a Greek word that means not only a chamber for privacy, but also a chamber for storage. It is derived from another Greek word that also means “dispenser”.

Many of us have been in a restaurant restroom (bathroom) where there are soap “dispensers”. We understand that the soap is available in the container but it will not be dispensed (handed over, distributed, given away) until the person desiring to have soap pushes or puts pressure on the dispenser. I believe our places of prayer are places where God has stored all that we need to be dispensed into our lives for the day. However, He is waiting for us to push, that is, have an honest desire for Him to do what we are asking Him to do.

So during this consecration do not only set yourself apart for God to use, but also set the place that you pray aside for God. Take a little oil and anoint that place (if it’s cloth please don’t stain it) and declare: “God I know I’ve prayed in this place so often that it may have become common to me. However, there have been some very special moments with you here for which I am extremely grateful. Therefore, today during this consecration I rededicate this place (chair, car, spot) to You. This is the dedicated holy place where I am to meet you! And I declare this place “special” and not common. In Jesus Name, amen.”